Strong earthquake hits southern Greece

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit the Peloponnese region of southern Greece early on Sunday, the geodynamics institute of the Athens observatory reported, says AFP.

Police said there were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage. The observatory said the epicentre of the tremor, which struck at 7:14 am (1044 IST), was near the village of Leonidio in the southeast Peloponnese, around 150 kilometres southwest of Athens. “The tremor occurred at a depth of more than 70 kilometres and that is why there have been no casualties,” observatory spokesman Yannis Drakatos said, emphasising that “often this kind of quake does not cause any aftershock.”

Harry’s girlfriend trapped in Kenya

Prince Harry’s girlfriend Chelsy Davy, who left for Africa, is in trouble, says PTI. The Zimbabwean blonde is currently stuck in Kenya gripped by riots.

Davy, due to be back in Leeds on Friday to begin three weeks of exams on Monday, is too nervous to risk getting to London. “She’s had to change her plans because of the troubles. There’s been some violence and unrest where she’s staying and it’s seen as a risk getting to the airport in Malindi by road.

‘There Will Be Blood’ named Best Picture

The National Society of Film Critics has named There Will Be Blood, a gritty tale about a turn-of-the-century oil man infected with greed, the best picture of 2007, reports AFP. The film topped Julian Schnabel’s The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and Joel and Ethan Coen’s harrowing saga, No Country for Old Men.